This video “10 Questions for Queen Latifah by Time Magazine, is a ten question interview on topics ranging from her recent CD release, her opinions on how hop-hop has change, to women of color and women period having a glass ceiling in Hollywood.
Queen Latifah, born Dana Owens, has defined the laws of branding and has excelled in the businesses of music and acting. Latifah’s work has gained her several major nominations and awards, one being a Golden Globe. When it comes to branding, Latifah landed several celebrity endorsements with CoverGirl, Pizza Hut and Jenny Craig. Not only was she the spokesperson for CoverGirl, she started her own line of cosmetics call the "Queen Collection" under CoverGirl cosmetics. Latifah acting career started in the early 1991 with “Living Single”, however it was her role in the musical “Chicago” that gained her mainstream success. She received an Academy Nomination for this role, which she is the only woman of three hip-hop artists that has ever been presented with such honors.
Queen Latifah was one of my industry experts that I chose to follow on twitter for my PLN class. I chose Queen Latifah because when I think of successful women moguls in the music industry she is the first person I think of. She is a definite role model for me being that she has been up against several obstacles being that she is full-figured and a women of color, she has still managed to pursue and conquer her many passions of life. Although the music industry is seen as a male dominated industry, this standard is starting to see a growth in women making great contributions and changes within the industry. Studying and watching the career of a successful woman such as Latifah, especially with all the many hats and roles she carry, can definitely put you on a path of achieving great success.
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